Fresh Coast Film Festival

The Fresh Coast Film Festival is the first of its kind: a documentary film festival celebrating the outdoor lifestyle, water-rich environment and resilient spirit of the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest. The festival gathers the best in environmental and cultural filmmaking from around the world while creating a venue for, and building a culture of, Great Lakes storytelling. Fresh Coast is held annually in October during the height of fall color season in the Lake Superior harbor town of Marquette, Michigan. Here the waves of an inland sea crash on the bedrock remains of the ancient Huron Mountains. A red lighthouse winks across the water at thousand-foot freighters slipping through the fog. Singletrack trails link a historic downtown with world class mountain biking, trail running and waterfalls. After a day of play, a vibrant brewing and dining scene reward hard work with ingredients and inspiration drawn from the crisp clean waters of the world’s largest body of fresh water, Lake Superior. We think you’ll like it here. A key component of the Fresh Coast experience is the guided outdoor activities to introduce visitors to the outdoor playground of the Marquette area. Activities such as rock climbing, rowing, waterfall hikes, fall color hikes and history tours will be offered as part of the Fresh Coast weekend. Please join us for a weekend of storytelling, learning and outdoor recreation like no other in the Great Lakes region. Let's go #freshcoasting.